Walsall pack their bags to visit Leyton Orient at Matchroom Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 27 games played, Saddlers have recorded 6 wins, and Leyton Orient have come away with 13 victories.
The previous match played between the two at Matchroom Stadium was within the last three years, in November 2004, the O's carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a (Associate Members) match.
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Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
2004/2005 | Tue 30 Nov | Leyton Orient | 1 - 0 | Walsall | ASSM |
1989/1990 | Sat 27 Jan | Leyton Orient | 1 - 1 | Walsall | LGE1 |
1989/1990 | Sat 09 Sep | Walsall | 1 - 3 | Leyton Orient | LGE1 |
1984/1985 | Sat 23 Feb | Walsall | 4 - 2 | Orient | LGE1 |
1984/1985 | Sat 03 Nov | Orient | 0 - 3 | Walsall | LGE1 |
1983/1984 | Sat 07 Jan | Orient | 0 - 1 | Walsall | LGE1 |
1983/1984 | Sat 03 Sep | Walsall | 0 - 1 | Orient | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Leyton Orient have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. The O's's have scored 9 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 11.
Walsall's away form is none too clever either, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. A generous 6 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Leyton Orient are holding the final promotion place in the Coca-Cola League One, and have accumulated 3 points from the 1 games they have played so far. Walsall's 1 points from 1 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.
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Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
Leyton Orient | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Walsall | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Neither team is setting the world alight, and I think this game will result in a narrow home win for the O's. Home win
Sequence statistics: | |
Leyton Orient | Failed to win in previous 5 home matches. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
Walsall | Not won in previous 2 away matches. No win in the 3 most recent games. |